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Joseph Polk 1758–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Logan, Ohio, USA

Father: Joseph Polk

Mother: Sarah Coverdale

Spouse(s): Selah Layton, Margaret Neal

Children(s): Layton Polk, Margaret Polk

Joseph Polk was born in 1758 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Polk And Sarah Coverdale. Joseph Polk married Margaret Neal, Selah Layton, and had children including Layton Polk, Margaret Neal Polk. Joseph Polk passed away in 1823 in Logan, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Polk was born in 1758 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Polk And Sarah Coverdale.
  • Joseph Polk married Margaret Neal, Selah Layton, and had children including Layton Polk, Margaret Neal Polk.
  • Joseph Polk passed away in 1823 in Logan, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Polk
1720–1812
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Sarah Coverdale
1724–
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
SC

Spouses(s)

Selah Layton
1758–1784
Birth Location: –
SL
Margaret Neal
1758–
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
MN

Children(s)

Layton Polk
1778–1849
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
LP
Margaret Polk
1795–1882
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
MP

Joseph Polk's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Polk
1758–1823
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Polk
1720–1812
Maryland, USA
Sarah Coverdale
1724–
Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Ephriam Polk
1671–1718
Ireland
Elizabeth Williams
1681–1723
VA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Pollok
1632–1699
Magdalen Tasker
1637–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Pollock
1597–1625
Annabel Stewart
1618–1648

Joseph Polk's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Polk (1758–1823) m. Selah Layton (1758–1784) m. Margaret Neal (1758–)
  1. 1. Layton Polk 1778–1849 m. Martha Pollok 1784–1850
    1. 1. James (T) Polk 1808–1880
    2. 2. William (V) Polk 1809–
  2. 2. Margaret (Neal) Polk 1795–1882 m. Geba Polk 1794–1851
    1. 1. Layton Polk 1830–1851
    2. 2. Mary (E) Polk 1834–1861
    3. 3. Margaret (Miranda) Polk 1837–1868 m. Benjamin Cretcher 1833–1917
      1. 1. Robert Cretcher 1857–
      2. 2. Benj (W) Cretcher 1865– m. Elsie Cretcher 1879–
      3. 3. Nancy (A) Cretcher 1859–
    4. 4. William (Geba) Polk 1829–1862
    5. 5. Robert (Neal) Polk 1824–
    6. 6. Sarah (Amelia) Polk 1825–

Joseph Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1758
Birth of Joseph Polk in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1823
1823
Age 65
Death of Joseph Polk in Logan, Ohio, USA
Logan, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [3] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [4] OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Logan, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [3] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [4] OneWorldTree, Database online.
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